John matzenbachee



(No'ModeL) J. MATZENBAGHER.

, UMBRELLA TIP 0UP.

Patented May 6, 1884-.

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JOHN MATZENBAOHER, OF NEW YORK, N. Y., ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO LEVI L. GANS, OF SAME PLACE.

UMBRELLA TIP-CUP.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 298,219, dated May 6, 1884.

Application filed January 4, 1884. (No model.)

-T0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN MATZENBACHER, of the city, county, and State of New York, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Umbrella-Cups, of which the following is a specification.

The invention relates to the cup employed for holding the ends of the ribs of an umbrella when the latter is closed, and more particularly to the means of holding the sleeveor tube upon which said cup slides upon thehandle.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a side elevation, Fig. 2 is a vertical transverse section, and Fig. 3 is an end-view,of the flanged part of the tube.

Umbrellasticks are usually made in two partsthe stick proper and the handle. On the lower end of the stick is usually formed a tenon, which enters into acorresponding mortise in the handle, and the parts are united by glue. The tube .of the umbrella-cup is ordinarily placed upon the stick before the handle is fastened in place, and it surrounds the part of the stick just above the tenon. Hitherto the cup-tube has been a plain sleeve or tube with ridges struck up near each extremity to prevent the cup from sliding off. After it is adjusted in place upon the stick it is usually secured by indenting 0r puncturing it with a sharp instrument, so as to form a projection or burr on its inner side, which enters the wood of the stick. This mode of fastening is not reliable. I have found during the process of manufacturing of large numbers of umbrellas workmen are apt to be careless in forming the indentations in the tube, and when this part of the work is neglected the tube is apt to become displaced and to slide down upon the handle, in which case it often happens that the cup can no longer be slid along far enough to engage with the ends of the ribs. My present invention obviates this difficulty, inasmuch as it provides a means whereby the tube can be positively secured in 4 5 I form an inwardly-projecting flange, G. This flange, when the tube is in place, comes between the handle and the stick. The tube is thus tightly held between the stick and the handle, and is prevented from sliding in either direction.

In assembling the parts I simply place the tube upon the stick so that the flange lies closely against the shoulder of the tenon, and, then attach the handle in the usual way. It will be seen that I not only thus provide a means of fastening the tube immovably in po- 7 sition, but that I also do away with one step in the process of manufacture of umbrel1as namely, the indenting of the tube to hold it in place.

I claim as my invention 1. The combination of the cup E and tube F, provided with a flange, G, substantially as described.

2. The combination of the umbrellastick A, having atenon, O, the cup E, and tube ll, provided with a flange, G, and the mortised handle, substantially as described.

3. In an umbrella, a cup-supporting tube having a projecting portion clamped in place between the handle and the stick.

JOHN MATZENBACHER.

Witnesses:

LEVI L. GANS, WM. J. J oHNsoN. 

